Putin's rival being ‘slowly poisoned’ in painful assassination as he loses 18lbs in days and suffers seizures
Vladimir Putin's rival is allegedly being slowly poisoned to death in prison, according to his team
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Fears have been raised that Vladimir Putin's rival is being slowly poisoned to death in prison following claims he is being silenced by the Kremlin.
Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny is serving time at a prison around 155 miles north of Moscow after he was given the jail term in February 2021.
New concerns have emerged over a mystery stomach condition that has caused the 46-year-old to have "seizures".
It comes as he was forced into solitary confinement for the 13th time since August last year.
Alexei Navalny has suffered an stomach ache and is believed to have lost almost 18lbs during his latest 15-day stay in a solitary cell
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According to medical records, Navalny is believed to have lost almost 18lbs during his latest 15-day stay in the solitary cell.
His team claim he has been poisoned in jail as they demand toxicological and radiological tests.
His lawyer, Vadim Kobzev said Navalny had suffered such severe pain that an ambulance was called to his cell but the doctor refused to treat him.
He said: "The medic told him 'it’s spring, everyone has acute symptoms'."
"They are poisoning him slowly, to make him deteriorate gradually but steadily.
"This might have sounded like paranoia if this was a different person, but not with regard to Navalny after he was poisoned with Novichok.
"We’re going to press for toxicity testing and a radiological study."
In 2020, investigative journalists found that Russian FSB agents tried to poison Navalny by slipping chemical warfare agent Novichok into his underwear.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link from the IK-2 corrective penal colony in Pokrov
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He is currently serving more than 11-years imprisonment for "politically motivated" charges of fraud and contempt of court.
Kira Yarmysh, a Russian public figure and supporter of Navalny, has shared concerns over his welfare.
She said: "No one knows the cause of his stomach ache. He has never had this before.
“And precisely this makes us suspect that perhaps he is being poisoned all this time, with small doses, so that he dies slowly and painfully, but attracting less attention."